Practice question
A tenant fails to pay rent under a valid lease. No statute or ordinance has altered either party's obligations. The landlord invokes Article III, Section 10 solely because the tenant breached the lease. Which answer is best?
- The constitutional clause is not established by private breach alone; ordinary contractual remedies remain relevant
- Every unpaid rent automatically invalidates a statute
- The clause gives the tenant immunity from contractual liability
- A lease is never legally enforceable
- The landlord must prove a national emergency to sue for rent
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 10, non-impairment of contractual obligations: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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